Is « shopping » masculine or feminine?
« shopping » is masculine. You say le shopping.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le shopping |
| With the indefinite article | un shopping |
| With the partitive article | du shopping |
Plural
The plural is shoppings (les shoppings). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
shopping ends in
-ing. Nouns ending in
-ing are usually masculine,
so shopping follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « shopping » masculine or feminine?
« shopping » is masculine. You say le shopping.
Is it « la shopping » or « le shopping »?
It is « le shopping ». « la shopping » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.